Martha Stewart Explains Reality TV Flop (AP)

February 19, 2006

Martha Stewart is seen backstage following the presentation of the fall/winter 2006 collection of Chado Ralph Rucci during Fashion Week, Friday, Feb. 10, 2006, in New York. Things are looking up for Martha Stewart. The domestic diva lost an appeal last month, ending her criminal case for lying about a stock sale. She served five months in jail and nearly six months of house arrest. Her version of 'The Apprentice,' a take on the popular reality show featuring Donald Trump, flopped. Her company's stock was down by more than half during the past year. But the company is doing better now, and 'we're back in spirit and in business dealings,' Stewart told Newsweek for its issue on newsstands Monday, Feb. 20, 2006.  (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)AP - Sometimes there is too much of a good thing.


Ombudsman Keeps Watch Over ESPN Empire (AP)

February 19, 2006

AP - ESPN's new ombudsman scolded basketball analyst Jay Bilas for a "Brokeback Mountain" reference one viewer found offensive. He said Kenny Mayne should have turned down "Dancing With the Stars." He wrote that it "boggles the mind" that the network would make reality shows with Barry Bonds and Bobby Knight.

Police doping raid mars historic day (Reuters)

February 19, 2006

Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin performs during his concert, as part of his 'One Night Only' tour at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico February 18, 2006.  Martin will perform at the Winter Olympics games in Turin, Italy on February 22. 
REUTERS/Ana MartinezReuters - Italian police raided Austria's biathlon and cross-country skiing team bases on suspicion of doping late on Saturday, casting a pall over a day that made Olympic history at the Winter Games.


Lachey Reserves Right to Seek Support (AP)

February 19, 2006

Nick Lachey, left, and his wife, Jessica Simpson, arrive at the premiere of 'The Dukes of Hazzard' in Los Angeles in this Thursday, July 28, 2005 file photo.   In divorce papers, Nick Lachey is seeking spousal support from Jessica Simpson, and he wants his jewelry back. In court papers filed Friday Feb. 17, 2006 in response to Simpson's Dec. 16 divorce filing, Lachey cited irreconcilable differences for the dissolution of the three-year marriage.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - Nick Lachey wants what's his, and maybe what's Jessica Simpson's.